The Convention on the Rights of the Child, established to promote and protect the well-being of children throughout the world, will be officially 20 years old on November 20. On that day nations everywhere will celebrate the landmark treaty—except for Somalia and the United States, the only two nations that have not ratified it. One hundred and ninety-three countries have become signatories to the children’s rights covenant, but all officials in Washington have to say about it are vague promises of the U.S. someday ratifying the agreement. “It is embarrassing to find ourselves in the company of Somalia, a lawless land,” Barack Obama commented last year during the presidential campaign. However, no action has been taken since he took office. Meg Gardinier, chair of the Campaign for U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, said she hopes to get Senate approval by 2011.